Bloomberg

Senior Software Engineer - Office Apps C++

Bloomberg$160K — $240K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in software engineering with modern C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar languages
  • Experience in high-performance, multi-threaded software development
  • Strong focus on code quality through testing, automation, and peer review
  • Effective communication and collaboration with Product and cross-functional teams
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the Bloomberg Terminal Office Apps team, focusing on performance and stability
  • Develop scalable, high-performance software for Microsoft Office applications
  • Collaborate with backend infrastructure teams to enhance the software stack
  • Create and maintain developer-facing APIs
  • Enhance the user experience with polished UI tooling and Excel functions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and generous benefits plan
  • Merit increases and incentive compensation
  • Paid holidays and paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Short and long-term disability benefits
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Life insurance and wellness programs
Full Job Description
Senior Software Engineer - Office Apps C++

Location

New York

Business Area

Engineering and CTO

Ref #

10052083

Description & Requirements

Bloomberg's Office Apps team delivers Bloomberg's real-time market data, reference and historical content, analytics, and services directly inside Microsoft Office, supporting the proprietary financial models our clients rely on every day. We extend the Bloomberg experience through polished UI tooling and a high-performance library of custom Excel functions.

What you'll do:

You'll contribute to one of the most widely used Bloomberg Terminal products, focusing on performance and stability while helping evolve the experience across Microsoft Office and other productivity applications. The work spans performance-critical backend services, client-side application logic, and developer-facing APIs. You'll collaborate closely with backend infrastructure teams and product managers to build scalable, high-performance software.

What you'll need:

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally with modern C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar languages
  • Experience building software for high-performance, multi-threaded environments
  • A strong focus on code quality, demonstrated through testing, automation, and peer review
  • Clear communication and strong collaboration with Product and cross-functional stakeholders
  • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent professional experience


Nice to have:

  • Windows development experience; familiarity with ATL, COM, and Office automation is a plus
  • Strong debugging skills (e.g., analyzing memory dumps with Visual Studio/WinDbg) and experience troubleshooting complex performance issues
  • Experience with Excel integrations, custom functions, or Office extensibility frameworks
  • Familiarity with BQL, financial workflows, or real-time data concepts
  • Exposure to distributed systems, API design, or cloud-based architectures


Salary Range = 160,000 - 240,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.

About Bloomberg

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with the help of Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 12% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch. Bloomberg L.P. provides financial software tools and enterprise applications such as analytics and equity trading platform, data services, and news to financial companies and organizations through the Bloomberg Terminal (via its Bloomberg Professional Service), its core revenue-generating product. Bloomberg L.P. also includes a wire service (Bloomberg News), a global television network (Bloomberg Television), digital websites, a radio station (WBBR), subscription-only newsletters, and three magazines: Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, and Bloomberg Pursuits.
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